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Reaching for the Moon (1917)

1h 9m

Running Time

November 16, 1917
Release Date

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Reaching for the Moon (1917)

Name: Reaching for the Moon
Genre: Adventure, Action, Comedy
Released: 1917-11-16

1h 9m

Running Time

November 16, 1917
Release Date

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Plot.

A button factory worker has always dreamed that he was meant for better things, to be rich and famous and in "the company of kings". One day he discovers that he is indeed the only heir to the throne of a small European kingdom. However, there are forces at work who don't want him to survive to take the throne.

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Douglas Fairbanks

Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown / Producer

Eileen Percy

Elsie Merrill

Richard Cummings

Old Bingham the Boss

Millard Webb

Mr. Mann

Eugene Ormonde

Sergius Badinoff the Prime

Frank Campeau

Black Boris

John Emerson

Director / Writer

Anita Loos

Writer

Sam Landers

Cinematography

Victor Fleming

Cinematography

Bull Montana

Bus Passenger

John Fairbanks

General Manager

Charles Stevens

Boris' Lieutenant

Joseph Henabery

Writer

Details.

Release Date
November 16, 1917

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 9m

Genres
Adventure Action Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-12

This Movie Is About.

silent film

Wiki.

Reaching for the Moon is a 1917 American silent adventure film directed by John Emerson and written by John Emerson, Joseph Henabery, and Anita Loos. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Richard Henry Cummings, Millard Webb, Eugene Ormonde, and Frank Campeau. The film was released on November 17, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. It has been released on DVD.

Fairbanks later starred in a 1930 film of the same name that is unrelated to the 1917 film.